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The murder of a beautiful girl in the hotel apartment of a newly married couple takes place on the third day of their honeymoon. A young guest at the hotel, Anne Blair, is drawn into the case by her love of excitement. The mystery is apparently quickly solved by the police, and they let the matter drop. But Anne is not convinced it is so simple and, aided by John Rush, secretary to the millionaire, Harrison Hardy, keeps up independent investigations of her own. Her quest leads her into a maze of clues, which broaden out into a plot of international significance, in which great sums of money are involved. Although the plotters are clever, Anne Blair proves cleverer in the end, when she foils their schemes.
+ Booklist 17:34 O ’20
“It is an excellent mystery tale. As is often true of detective stories, the finale is something of a disappointment.”
+ − Boston Transcript p6 Jl 14 ’20 180w
“‘The mystery in the Ritsmore’ is an entertaining, ingenious and well-told yarn, which holds its secret up to the very end.”
+ N Y Times 25:23 Jl 18 ’20 350w
“The story is episodical, but is well enough knit to interest.”
+ Springf’d Republican p11a Jl 18 ’20 130w